"on his upcoming film ""The Prince and the Showgirl"", starring Marilyn Monroe. Colin's first task is to find a suitable place for Marilyn and her husband, Arthur Miller, the famous playwright, to stay at while they are in England. The press discover the house, but Colin reveals he secured a second house just in case, impressing Olivier and Marilyn's publicist, Arthur P. Jacobs. The paparazzi find out about Marilyn's arrival at Heathrow and they gather around the aircraft when it lands. Marilyn brings Arthur, her business partner, Milton H. Greene, and her acting coach, Paula Strasberg, with her. Marilyn is"
"marriages to baseball player Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller. Blonde (film) Blonde is a 2001 American made-for-television biographical film on the life of Marilyn Monroe, with Australian actress Poppy Montgomery in the lead role. The film was adapted from Joyce Carol Oates´s 2001 Pulitzer Prize finalist novel of the same name. A fictional biography of Marilyn Monroe mixed with a series of real events in her life. With glimpses into her childhood years, teenaged marriage to first husband James Dougherty, meeting with photographer Otto Ose, career with 20th Century Fox, relationship with her mother, her foster parents, Charles Chaplin"
"How to Marry a Millionaire How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco and written and produced by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay was based on the plays ""The Greeks Had a Word for It"" by Zoë Akins and ""Loco"" by Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert. The film stars Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, and Lauren Bacall as three gold diggers, along with William Powell, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun, and Cameron Mitchell. Although Grable received top billing in the screen credits, Monroe's name was listed first in all advertising, including the trailer. Made by"
"is both affecting and a succulent feast for the eye, as Mizzi."" Baldwin appeared in the Broadway revival of ""Hello, Dolly!"" as Irene Molloy, opposite Bette Midler. The musical opened at the Shubert Theatre on April 20, 2017 and closed on August 25, 2018. Baldwin met her husband, actor Graham Rowat, in 2003 during a Washington DC production of ""1776"", in which he played Richard Henry Lee and she played Martha Jefferson. Because they both had a lot of downtime during act two of the musical they bonded quickly and began dating post the show closing. They married on October"
"Marilyn Monroe. Her relationship with Miller prompted some negative comments from the press, including Walter Winchell's statement that ""America's best-known blonde moving picture star is now the darling of the left-wing intelligentsia."" Monroe and Miller were married in a civil ceremony at the Westchester County Court in White Plains, New York, on June 29, and two days later had a Jewish ceremony at his agent's house at Waccabuc, New York. With the marriage, Monroe converted to Judaism, which led Egypt to ban all of her films. The media saw the union as mismatched given her star image as a sex"
"""Love With The Proper Stranger"" (1963), ""The People Next Door"" (1970), ""The Honeymoon Killers"" (1970), ""The Black Marble"" (1980), and ""Trees Lounge"" (1996). She has also appeared on and off-Broadway, and has directed for the theater. She received an Obie Award and a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle and a Variety Critics Poll for her performance in ""Kaddish"", directed by Robert Kalfin at the Chelsea Theater Center. She has been married to her second husband, actor Lee Wallace, since December 14, 1975; the couple has one child. Marilyn Chris Marilyn Chris (born May 19, 1938, Brooklyn, New"
"the Bridge"" as a two-act prose drama, which Peter Brook directed in London. A French-Italian co-production ""Vu du pont"", based on the play, was released in 1962. In June 1956, Miller left his first wife, Mary Slattery, whom he married in 1940, and married film star Marilyn Monroe. They had met in 1951, had a brief affair, and remained in contact since. Monroe had just turned 30 when they married and, having never had a real family of her own, was eager to join the family of her new husband. Monroe began to reconsider her career and the fact that"
"behavior was adversely affecting her career. For example, although she was author Truman Capote's preferred choice to play Holly Golightly in the film adaptation of ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"", Paramount Pictures declined to cast her due to fear that she would complicate the film's production. The two films Monroe completed in the 1960s, ""Let's Make Love"" (1960) and ""The Misfits"" (1961), were both critical and commercial failures. During the filming of the latter she had had to spend a week detoxing in a hospital. Her third marriage, to author Arthur Miller, also ended in divorce in January 1961. Instead of working,"
"1986 play ""Strawhead"", which was produced off Broadway starring his daughter Kate Mailer. """" (1988) by Gloria Steinem Marilyn: A Biography Norman Mailer's 1973 biography of Marilyn Monroe (usually designated Marilyn: A Biography) was a large-format book of glamor photographs of Monroe for which Mailer supplied the text. Originally hired to write an introduction by Lawrence Schiller, who put the book package together, Mailer expanded the introduction into a long essay. The book was particularly controversial. The book's final chapter states that Monroe was murdered by agents of the FBI and CIA who resented her supposed affair with Robert F."
"write plays by the work of Eugene O’Neill, having seen the original production of ""Long Day's Journey into Night"". A later influence was the British playwright John Arden. Several of Pomerance’s plays take as their subject politically weighted views of American history, such as ""Quantrill in Lawrence"" and ""Melons"", which were both produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Pomerance was first married to the British writer Sally Belfrage, with whom he had two children. They divorced in 1983. Pomerance married Evelyne Franceschi on August 15, 2008 at the courthouse in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She died in 2015. Pomerance died"
"at Doctors Hospital in Staten Island. The couple divorced in 1944. According to her autobiography ""My Story"", ghostwritten by Ben Hecht, Marilyn Monroe originally did not want to meet DiMaggio, fearing that he was a stereotypical arrogant athlete. They eloped at San Francisco City Hall on January 14, 1954. The marriage ran into trouble within a few weeks as DiMaggio became upset by Monroe's personal habits, including her disdain for bathing and her tendency to relax around the house nude. Although she suffered from endometriosis, Monroe and DiMaggio each expressed to reporters their desire to start a family. An incident"
"Marilyn: The Untold Story Marilyn: The Untold Story is a 1980 television film, about the life of the 1950s sex symbol-movie star, Marilyn Monroe. The feature stars Catherine Hicks as Monroe; Richard Basehart as her early-career agent Johnny Hyde; Frank Converse as her second husband Joe DiMaggio; Jason Miller as her third husband Arthur Miller; Kevin Geer as her first husband James Dougherty; Viveca Lindfors as her acting coach Natasha Lytess; and Sheree North as her mother Gladys Baker. The movie premiered in late-1980, and was greeted with positive reviews. Catherine Hicks was praised by the critics for her portrayal"
"Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comic ""blonde bombshell"" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and was emblematic of the era's attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962 (equivalent to $ billion in ). More than half a century later, she continues to be a major popular culture icon. Born and raised in Los"
"to the more centrally located Shubert Theatre on 9 July, Tom Poston took over Bean's role. Carol Grace, who had twice married and divorced playwright William Saroyan, played Miss Logan ('A Secretary') in the Broadway production and understudied Jayne Mansfield. In August 1959 she would marry her ""Rock Hunter"" co-star Walter Matthau. Tina Louise, who also understudied Mansfield, played the small role of 'A Swimmer', a part that was deleted from the published script. According to columnist Dorothy Kilgallen, ""Jayne Mansfield, Tina Louise and Carol Saroyan are all imitating Marilyn Monroe, probably by direction. It gets a bit repetitious in"
"with founding member Robert Lewis, and with other students including Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Herbert Berghof, Sidney Lumet, and his soon-to-be wife, Anne Jackson. Wallach became Marilyn Monroe's first new friend when she became a student at the Actors Studio, once insisting on watching him perform in ""The Teahouse of the August Moon"" from the backstage wings, simply to see up close how experienced actors perform a two-hour play. She also became friends with his wife, Anne Jackson, also studying at the Studio, and would visit the couple at their home and sometimes babysit their new child. In 1945 Wallach"
"meet Marilyn Monroe, the author Carson McCullers arranged a meeting with Monroe and her husband, the playwright Arthur Miller. Throughout the trip, Blixen played upon her crafted persona as a reclusive aristocrat and an outsider, but also that of an eccentric, who would eat only oysters and grapes, and drink only champagne. It was clear that she was ill, as it was reported that she was ""frail"" and ""weighed 63 pounds"" and she spent part of her time receiving ""intravenous infusions"". After returning to Denmark, Blixen resumed working, despite severe illness, finishing the African sketches ""Shadows on the Grass"" in"
"Marilyn Monroe Christopher Plummer – ""Beginners"" as Hal Fields Carey Mulligan – ""Shame"" as Sissy Sullivan Carnage Jessica Chastain – ""The Help"", ""Take Shelter"" and ""The Tree of Life"" as Celia Foote, Samantha LaForche, and Mrs. O’Brien ""Moneyball"" – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Tabloid Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell – ""Silver Linings Playbook"" Daniel Day-Lewis – ""Lincoln"" as Abraham Lincoln Jennifer Lawrence – ""Silver Linings Playbook"" as Tiffany Maxwell Robert De Niro – ""Silver Linings Playbook"" as Patrizio ""Pat"" Solitano, Sr. ""'Anne Hathaway – ""Les Misérables"" as Fantine Lincoln Zoe Kazan – ""Ruby Sparks"" Silver Linings Playbook"" –"
"concert shows. An impressed Monroe asked Dietrich about it, who told her how the dress's illusion worked, and sent her to Louis to design a similar dress for her Kennedy appearance. While Dietrich had been seen wearing her version before Monroe, the press coverage surrounding Monroe's appearance at Madison Square Garden in her style of gown swept the globe. This robe became—besides the white one from ""The Seven Year Itch""—Marilyn Monroe's most famous robe, selling at auction in 2016 for 4.8 million dollars. In 1993, four years after the death of his second wife, Louis married former client Loretta Young;"
"first professional contract: a tour of the United States with the actor-manager Ben Greet's company. She made her first stage appearance in Greet's 1904 production of Shakespeare's ""The Merry Wives of Windsor"". She went on to tour the U.S. in Shakespearean repertory for four years, playing some 112 roles. In 1908, she was spotted by the playwright George Bernard Shaw when she understudied the leading role of ""Candida"" in a tour directed by Shaw himself. There she also met her future husband, Lewis Casson. They were married in December 1908, and had four children: John (1909–1999), Christopher (1912–1996), Mary (1914–2009),"
"written specifically for the two of them. In 1937, she appeared in the Rachel Crothers drama ""Susan and God"", and in 1939 starred in ""Skylark"", a comedy by Samson Raphaelson. Lawrence felt the play needed work prior to opening on Broadway, and a run at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts was arranged. The theatre was run by Harvard University graduate Richard Aldrich, and he and the actress became involved in a romantic relationship. The two wed on her birthday in 1940 and remained married until her death in 1952. They had homes in Dennis and in Turtle Bay, Manhattan."
"Marilyn Forever Blonde Marilyn Forever Blonde is a play about Marilyn Monroe written by Greg Thompson. ""Marilyn Forever Blonde...The Marilyn Monroe Story In Her Own Words & Music"" is a one-woman play with music written by Greg Thompson and directed by Stephanie Shine. It takes place in a photographer's studio on what might be the last day of Marilyn's tumultuous life. The photographer and the many pivotal characters in Marilyn's life are heard but not seen. The play opened in February 2007 at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood with actress/singer Sunny Thompson as Marilyn Monroe. The play then began"
"and Joyce Bryan all played the Mocambo in 1952 and 1953, according to stories published at the time in ""Jet"" magazine and ""Billboard"". Marilyn and Ella Marilyn and Ella is a 2008 play by Bonnie Greer. It is a musical drama about Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald. On March 15, 1955 Ella Fitzgerald opened her initial engagement at the Mocambo nightclub in Hollywood, after Marilyn Monroe lobbied the owner for the booking. The booking was instrumental in Fitzgerald's career. Bonnie Greer dramatized the incident as the musical drama, ""Marilyn and Ella"", in 2008. It has been widely reported that Fitzgerald"
"Theater. "" Garfein won the Show Business Award as the best director on Broadway. A number of months later, Garfein directed the first color television series ""The Marriage"" with Jessica Tandy and Hugh Cronyn. In June 1955, Garfein received a letter announcing him he had been invited by the board of directors to become a member of the Actors' Studio. It was there that he met Carroll Baker, who was his fellow student and whom he married. Baker and Garfein had one daughter, actress Blanche Baker, and a son, composer Herschel Garfein.[1] Garfein was a founder and the artistic director"
"Maurice Zolotow Maurice Zolotow (November 23, 1913 - March 14, 1991) was a show business biographer. He wrote books and magazine articles. His articles appeared in publications including ""Life"", ""Collier's Weekly"", ""Reader's Digest"", ""Look"", ""Los Angeles"", and many others. His book ""Marilyn Monroe"" was the first written on the iconic actress and the only one published during her lifetime. Zolotow attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he met his future wife, Charlotte Shapiro. In 1936, after graduation, Zolotow took a job at ""Billboard"", then a publication covering not just the music business, but all aspects of show business. Zolotow was"
"Theatre, a spectacle that got a lot of publicity for both actresses and for the film. Loos wrote a sequel to her novel entitled ""But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes"", with further adventures of Lorelei and Dorothy. The 1955 ""Gentlemen Marry Brunettes"" musical film used only the book's name and starred Russell and Jeanne Crain playing completely new characters. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name. It was directed by Howard Hawks and stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid,"
"Pictures president David Begelman for from 1986 to 1990. In 2007 Grant announced that she was writing an autobiography. Sandra Grant Bennett Sandra Grant Bennett (born 7 July 1940) is an American actress, most famous for marrying singing legend Tony Bennett and dating Joe DiMaggio for many years after he divorced Marilyn Monroe. While filming ""The Oscar"" in 1965, Grant became involved with singer Tony Bennett. After living together for several years, the couple married quietly in New York on December 29, 1971. Grant and Bennett had two daughters, Joanna (born 1970) and Antonia (born 1974). Eight years later, in"
"marriages, including to producer/screenwriter Sidney Harmon (married 1934–1940) and financier/art collector Joseph H. Hirshhorn (married 1947–1956). With Hirshhorn, she adopted two daughters, named Amy and Jo Ann. Lily Harmon Lily Harmon (born Lillian Perelmutter; 1912–1998) was an American visual artist. She studied at the Yale School of Fine Arts in New Haven, and then went on to the Académie Colarossi in Paris, and lastly at the Art Students League of New York. Harmon illustrated books in the period 1945–1976, including by such authors as Franz Kafka, Andre Gide, Jean-Paul Sartre, Thomas Mann, and Edith Wharton. Harmon was the subject of"
"which received positive reviews. In 2012, her book of poetry, ""Soul Mouth"", was published. In 2015 Bowering worked with composer Gavin Bryars to create an libretto for an operetta about Marilyn Monroe. Bowering lives in Sooke, British Columbia; she is married and has one daughter. Marilyn Bowering Marilyn Bowering (born April 13, 1949) is a Canadian poet, novelist and playwright. As well as several adventure novels and many books of poetry, Bowering has also scripted a number of dramatic works and a libretto. Bowering was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. She studied English at"
"Actors Studio, she married Lee Strasberg in 1935, just days after her first marriage ended. She was later blacklisted for her membership in the American Communist Party, although her husband was not a member and suffered no adverse effects on his career. She went on to become Marilyn Monroe's acting coach and confidante until Monroe's death in 1962, supplanting Natasha Lytess. Her children, Susan (1938-1999) and John (born 1941), were also actors. Susan Strasberg described her mother as a ""combination delicatessen, pharmacist, Jewish mother"". Paula Strasberg died of bone marrow cancer at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan on April 29,"
"was magical"". Similarly, Jonathan Rosenbaum stated that ""she subtly subverted the sexist content of her material"" and that ""the difficulty some people have discerning Monroe's intelligence as an actress seems rooted in the ideology of a repressive era, when superfeminine women weren't supposed to be smart"". Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comic ""blonde bombshell"" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and was emblematic of the era's attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a"
"had an affair with writer Katherine Anne Porter, but their restored letters to each other during this time reveal ""the convoluted nature"" of their relationship, ""one of the most hopeless of her life"". His interest in the theater and stage productions (original plays and adaptations of his own work) brought him into contact with the actress Doris Roberts, who starred in one of his plays. They married on November 10, 1963. In an interview after his death, Ms. Roberts said the greatest influence on her life was Goyen, referring to him as her ""mentor"". In 1971, Goyen had a conversion"
"editor Charlotte Zolotow. Maurice Zolotow Maurice Zolotow (November 23, 1913 - March 14, 1991) was a show business biographer. He wrote books and magazine articles. His articles appeared in publications including ""Life"", ""Collier's Weekly"", ""Reader's Digest"", ""Look"", ""Los Angeles"", and many others. His book ""Marilyn Monroe"" was the first written on the iconic actress and the only one published during her lifetime. Zolotow attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he met his future wife, Charlotte Shapiro. In 1936, after graduation, Zolotow took a job at ""Billboard"", then a publication covering not just the music business, but all aspects of show"
"friend. At Columbia he met, and became friend, of future Broadway actor Ralph Morgan. Cooper worked with Elisabeth Marbury as a play broker before starting his career as playwright. He had a key role in the Dramatists Guild. In 1917 he co-produced the first Pulitzer Prize-winner, ""Why Marry?"". The 1921 play ""Honors Are Even"" is Megrue's final Broadway credit; the play was not well received by Dorothy Parker, who said it was sweet, clean, wholesome and... dull. His last work was the 1925 adaptation of ""Venice for Two"" from the French play by Sacha Guitry. He never married and died"